groundwater assessment Books and Publications

Arid Land Hydrogeology: In Search of a Solution to a Threatened Resource: Proceedings of the Third Joint UAE-Japan Symposium on Sustainable GCC Environment and Water Resources (EWR2006), 28 - 30 January 2006, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Volume IV in DARE series)

There are many urgent problems in arid land hydrogeology and it is these issues which are tackled in this volume on desert environments. The book stems from the UAE-Japan symposia, which provided a venue for the exchange of expertise, confronting such problems as purification, usage and management of ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Arsenic in Groundwater: Poisoning and Risk Assessment

The main focus of Arsenic in Groundwater: Poisoning and Risk Assessment is to explore the untold stories of groundwater arsenic in view of its poisonous nature for human health, social implications, exposure and risk assessment, worldwide concentrations with space-time dimension, micro level GIS application in ...

By IWA Publishing

Groundwaters of New Zealand

Groundwaters of New Zealandis the definitive new source for information on the groundwater resources of New Zealand. Written by many of New Zealand’s leading experts, the book covers varied aspects of groundwater research, assessment, use, and management in New ...

By Water Resources Publications, LLC

Our Waters: Joining Hands Across Borders – First Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwater

Transboundary waters connect populations of different countries. They are a major source of income for millions of people and create hydrological, social and economic interdependencies. This is the first ever in-depth report produced on Transboundary Rivers, lakes and ground-waters in the UNECE region. It aims to inform, guide and stimulate further action by Governments, river basin ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Facing the Facts: Assessing the Vulnerability of Africa"s Water Resources to Environmental Change

Africa"s high dependence upon local natural resources makes the continent particularly vulnerable to changes in the availability of water as a result of environmental changes. This vulnerability relates to natural and human phenomena including climate change and variability, pollution, population growth, competition for water, inadequate and poor quality waterdata, and knowledge gaps. In this ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Mtbe: Effects on Soil and Groundwater Resources

Written by an expert team of scientists, engineers, and toxicologists, MTBE: Effects on Soil and Ground-Water Resources provides complete in-depth coverage of the assessment and potential remediation strategies of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE). ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Immobilised Biocatalysts for Bioremediation of Groundwater and Wastewater

The European project MINOTAURUS explored innovative bio-processes to eliminate emerging and classic organic pollutants. These bio-processes are all based on the concept of immobilization of biocatalysts (microorganisms and enzymes) and encompass bioaugmentation, enzyme technology, rhizoremediation with halophytes, and a bioelectrochemical remediation process. The immobilization-based technologies ...

By IWA Publishing

Remediation Hydraulics

In situ treatments involving the arrangement of contact between prospective reactants in complex porous media require a refined understanding of solute migration. However, the tools and methods used to predict and control fluid movement in the subsurface need significant improvement. Practitioners and regulators must develop novel methods to achieve an advanced understanding of treatment ...

By Taylor & Francis Group (USA)

Groundwater Contamination, Volume I: Sources and Hydrology

Fully updated and expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Groundwater Contamination explains in a comprehensive way the sources for groundwater contamination, the regulations governing it, and the technologies for abating it. Volume 1 covers all major contaminants and explains the hydrology and data ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Hydropolitical Vulnerability & Resilience Along International Waters - ASIA

There is an increasing annual demand for water drawn from Asia’s international rivers for domestic, agricultural, industrial, and environment purposes. As a result, nations sharing river systems, lakes and aquifers are vulnerable to tensions and conflicts, which in many are intensified by climate variation and climate change. Therefore monitoring, predicting and pre-empting transboundary ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Isotopes in the Water Cycle

Environmental isotope and nuclear techniques provide unmatched insights into the processes governing the water cycle and its variability under past and present climates. This monograph is recommended to advanced students and specialists and presents historical perspective, state of the art applications and new developments of isotopes in hydrology, environmental disciplines and climate change ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Isotopes in the Water Cycle

Environmental isotope and nuclear techniques provide unmatched insights into the processes governing the water cycle and its variability under past and present climates. This monograph is recommended to advanced students and specialists and presents historical perspective, state of the art applications and new developments of isotopes in hydrology, environmental disciplines and climate change ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Assessing Infiltration and Exfiltration on the Performance of Urban Sewer Systems

Sewer systems constitute a very significant heritage in European cities. Their structural quality and functional efficiency are key parameters to guarantee the transfer of domestic and industrial wastewater to treatment plants without infiltration nor exfiltration. Infiltration of groundwater is ...

By IWA Publishing

Diffusion in Natural Porous Media

Diffusion in Natural Porous Media: Contaminant Transport, Sorption/Desorption and Dissolution Kinetics introduces the general principles of diffusion in the subsurface environment and discusses the implications for the fate and transport of contaminants in soils and groundwater. Emphasis is placed on ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Practical Handbook of Soil, Vadose Zone, and Ground-Water Contamination: Assessment, Prevention, and Remediation, Second Edition

A synthesis of years of interdisciplinary research and practice, the second edition of this bestseller continues to serve as a primary resource for information on the assessment, remediation, and control of contamination on and below the ground ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Principles of Hazardous Materials Management, Second Edition

A comprehensive overview of the field of hazardous materials management, this second edition features updated information on toxic and hazardous substance and waste; sources, storage, and treatment; transportation; regulatory jurisdictions; emergency response planning; as well as industrial hygiene and worker safety. As in the best-selling first edition, the text provides a basic understanding of ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Groundwater Contamination, Volume II: Management, Containment, Risk Assessment and Legal Issues

Fully updated and expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Groundwater Contamination explains in a comprehensive way the sources for groundwater contamination, the regulations governing it, and the technologies for abating it. Volume 1 covers all major contaminants and explains the hydrology and data ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Groundwater Recharge from Run-off, Infiltration and Percolation

Groundwater constitutes the most important reservoir of available clean water. Due to its overexploitation, some anthropogenic mismanagement on the surface and the overloading of the cleanup potential of subsurface, many of the groundwater systems used for water supply are in jeopardy. The problem is very ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Hazardous and Industrial Solid Waste Testing and Disposal

Divided into 7 sections: Contaminate and Leaching Assessments; Ground Water and Contaminant Migration Assessment; Incineration of Hazardous Waste; Liner Assessments; Site Monitoring and Assessment; Waste Treatment Alternatives; and ASTM Test Method ...

By ASTM International

Hazardous Solid Waste Testing

The first in a series of publications provides a basis for new methodology in the testing of industrial solid wastes. This publication is one of the first technical testing manuals for identifying and characterizing hazardous solid wastes in terms of disposal options. The book is divided into five areas: • Laboratory Extractions and Leaching Procedures• Large-Scale Leaching Tests Versus ...

By ASTM International

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